The Weekly Insight

Happy Holidays! In our last podcast before the holidays, we take a look at the recent pronouncements from Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and what they mean as we look into 2023. The market reacted a bit like Clark from Christmas Vacation getting a subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club. But should we have been surprised? Or did Chairman Powell do exactly what we should have expected by now? 

Read more here: https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-jelly-of-the-month-club/

It was a slow week in the markets as everyone waits for the “Powell-palooza” we’re going to get at the year-end Fed meeting this week.  Economic data was positive throughout the week and showed inflation continuing to come down – if not at the pace some would like.  Given the break in the action, we wanted to bring you up to speed on a piece of legislation that may work its way through Congress before year-end.  The Secure Act 2.0 would create significant changes in retirement plans – both for employers and employees – and may change how you save for retirement.

Read more here: https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-what-changes-is-congress-making-to-retirement-accounts/

Last week saw a number of wild swings in the market from a mixed bag of economic data and the last major comments from Chairman Powell prior to the next Fed meeting.

Read more here:  https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-mixed-bag/

Last week, we discussed the four big “expectation moments” for the market for the rest of this year. With the release of the Fed minutes last Wednesday, we have one of those moments behind us.

Read more here: https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-tea-leaves/

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you’re able to enjoy some quality time with your family this week. Just a quick reminder that the markets are closed on Thursday and close at 12:00PM CST on Friday. Our offices will keep the same hours.

Last week was a bit of a hangover from the (very good) CPI data. A very optimistic market got put back in its place a bit by the Fed, and the errant missile strike in Poland was enough to remind everyone just how serious the war in Ukraine is to world peace.

Read more here: https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-terminal-rate/

 Well that was a great week! We finally got the election behind us (except for those of you in Georgia…). And we got a tremendous report on inflation on Thursday. The result was a swell in optimism in the market. That is undoubtedly good news, but is it possible the market is getting out ahead of itself (and the Fed)?

Read more here:  https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-patience-is-key/

Fed Chairman Powell freaked everyone out again with his remarks after the Fed’s interest rate decision last week. But was it really as bad as some were saying? Or was it just more of the same as we continue to wait for better jobs data and lower CPI reads (coming Thursday)?

Read more here: https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-the-dance-continues/

Happy Halloween! We hope you’re celebrating in an appropriately spooky way. But we also hope that things don’t get too spooky in the markets this week – and that all depends on the Fed meeting Wednesday. We know (we think) they’re going to raise rates by 0.75%. But can their forward guidance give the market confidence to continue our current rally?

Read more here: https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-goldilocks/

We’ve avoided it for as long as we can, but it’s time…we have to talk about the election. As they say, elections have consequences – and this one likely will for the market as well.

Read more here: https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-gridlock-is-good/

Feeling nauseous yet? The month of October has been a rollercoaster ride for the markets. But the end result after all of the drama of the first half of the month? The market is flat.

Read more here:  https://insightwealthgroup.com/the-weekly-insight-rollercoaster/